Fatal crash profile · Model

Polaris Ranger

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
374
Fatal crashes
374
Deaths inside
377
Other deaths
7

Between 2020 and 2024, 374 vehicles described as Polaris Ranger were involved in 374 fatal crashes in the United States. 377 people died inside these vehicles and 7 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other other vehicles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 74
2021 74
2022 73
2023 78
2024 75

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

98%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Polaris: 96%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 74 1
2021 73 2
2022 77 0
2023 77 1
2024 76 3

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Polaris: 38%
  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

37%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for Polaris: 49%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 85 percent of the share for Polaris: 57%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Polaris Ranger Polaris All vehicles
Driver speeding 32.1% 38.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 37.4% 48.9% 17.7%
At night 48.9% 57.3% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 293
Cloudy 43
Rain 13
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
Blowing Snow 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 224
Dark - Not Lighted 117
Dusk 15
Dark - Unknown Lighting 5
Dark - Lighted 5

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Georgia 33
Texas 33
Missouri 25
Illinois 23
Arkansas 23
Iowa 22
Minnesota 16
Oklahoma 15
Wisconsin 14
Pennsylvania 12

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Polaris Ranger by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 8, 2023 Robeson County, North Carolina 1
Sep 3, 2023 Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 22, 2023 Clayton, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 17, 2023 Mahaska County, Iowa 1
Aug 15, 2023 Lafayette County, Missouri 1
Aug 15, 2023 Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa 1
Aug 8, 2023 Henderson County, Illinois 1
Aug 5, 2023 Vanderburgh County, Indiana 1
Aug 4, 2023 Hancock County, Tennessee 1
Aug 4, 2023 Pike County, Missouri 1
Jul 30, 2023 Marinette County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 29, 2023 Titus County, Texas 1
Jul 29, 2023 Dubois County, Indiana 1
Jul 27, 2023 Shelby County, Missouri 1
Jul 24, 2023 Tioga County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 16, 2023 Adair County, Missouri 1
Jul 8, 2023 Bates County, Missouri 1
Jul 8, 2023 Hot Spring County, Arkansas 1
Jul 5, 2023 Cache Junction, Cache County, Utah 1
Jul 5, 2023 Woods County, Oklahoma 1
Jul 4, 2023 Dearborn County, Indiana 1
Jul 3, 2023 Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia 1
Jul 1, 2023 Calhoun County, Texas 1
Jun 28, 2023 McCurtain County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 26, 2023 Wayne County, West Virginia 1

Compare Polaris Ranger with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.